Prepare a feeding schedule for a crossbred cow weighing 400 kg and yielding 10 kg milk daily with 4% fat from green berseem (DCP 2%, TDN 12% and DM 20%), wheat straw (DCP 0%, TDN 40% and DM 90%) and concentrate mixture (DCP 12%, TDN 70% and DM 90%). The maintenance requirement is 250 g DCP and 3.25 kg TDN, whereas requirement for 1 kg milk production is 45 g DCP and 300 g TDN.

2Medium25 marks

Enumerate the fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins. Write the coenzymes or prosthetic groups of B vitamins and their enzymic or other functions. Write the inter-relationship between minerals and vitamins.

3Medium20 marks

What is 'Selection' ? Write the importance of selection in improving milk production in dairy animals. Discuss the various methods of selection along with their advantages and disadvantages.

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